Husaria - Building a Polish army for the 1620s
Sticks and Flags
Lances made using 80mm brass spears (from Warlord) and with a small bead added to each. Undercoated with black spray primer. With the horse and riders just about ready it was time to move on to the Hussars’ primary weapon, the lance, or “kopi”. These are typically shown as painted red, often with patterns. I decided to keep the lances red, but fairly plain, with just a small detail on the hand guard. (I will try to work up to stripes etc. for future units.) I painted and varnished the lances separately before attaching them to the figures. One of the striking features of the hussars are the brightly coloured, swallow tailed lance pennons. I bought some sets of these from Battle Flag (link). I cut these out with a modelling blade and then glued them on to the lances. I use good ol’ Pritt for my flags.
To cut out paper flags I find a sharp blade and a metal ruler are the easiest things to use.
Once the glue has dried then painting the edges is very important!With all of the components ready it was time for the final steps. Glue the riders on to the mounts, matt varnish over the complete model, and then gluing the lances on to the riders. It was great to finally add the lances; the figures seemed to come to life with the lances in their hand
Ready for basing - a hussar mounted on his horse with lance
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